Johnnys Ghost Chords & Tabs

Johnnys Ghost Chords

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EmG
Well, there were guns and drums and drums and guns, haroo, haroo!
EmGD
There were guns and drums and drums and guns, haroo, haroo!
GD
There was Kathy there alone, I fear,
CEm
When her brother went out to slay ya.
GDCDEm
Darlin' dear, you look so queer, for Johnny we hardly knew ya.
EmG
On the first of March, he took his gun, haroo, haroo!
EmGD
On the first of March, he tracked ya down, haroo, haroo!
GD
He fired the shot, ya bit the dust,
CEm
Poor Kathy she cried a victim of lust.
GDCDEm
Darlin' dear, you look so queer, for Kathy she hardly knew ya.
Em
Well, hey there Johnny, now how ya been?
D
I seen ya hangin' 'round.
Am
You're lookin' mighty pale,
Em
And then your eyes cast on the ground.
EmD
Well, hey there Johnny, how ya been?
CEm
I heard a young man boast.
EmC
He shot ya down one mornin',
CDEm
And your now Johnny's ghost.
Em
Well, hey there, Johnny, we loved ya, boy,
D
But you've been playin' 'round.
Am
You brought the wrath of the husbands,
Em
The wives you spun around.
EmD
Well, hey there, Johnny, you weren't so bad,
CEm
Could make you into two.
EmC
To dance a jig with Johnny,
CDEm
That's all they asked of you.
G
Tooraloora Tooralai,
D
You brought the husbands scorn.
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You had the lovers over night
Em
And disappeared at dawn.
CG
Tooraloora Tooralai,
D
A drink and here's a toast:
GC
Here's to drunken Irishmen,
CDEm
And here's to Johnny's ghost.
Em
Well, hey there, Johnny, your momma cried,
D
I hear your messin' 'round.
Am
You left poor Kathy pregnant,
Em
And ran for higher ground.
EmD
Now Kathy's older brother got
CEm
The first gun he could find.
EmC
He tracked ya down one mornin'
CDEm
With murder on his mind.
G
Tooraloora Tooralai,
D
Oh, Kathy, she did mourn.
She's screamin' for ya, Johnny,
Em
The babes 'bout to be born.
CG
Tooraloora Tooralai,
D
A drink and here's a toast:
GC
Here's to drunken Irishmen,
CDEm
And here's to Johnny's ghost.
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Tooraloora Tooralai,
D
Oh, Kathy, she did mourn.
She's screamin' for ya, Johnny,
Em
The babes 'bout to be born.
CG
Tooraloora Tooralai,
D
A drink and here's a toast:
GC
Here's to drunken Irishmen,
CDEm
And here's to Johnny's ghost.
NC
Well, it was early that mornin'
When Kathy's brother stepped in the street.
Johnny just stood there waiting,
Starin' at his feet.
Then in his mind he said a prayer,
Cried Kathleen as he fell,
And the message on his tombstone reads,
"He took that bullet well."
G
Tooraloora Tooralai,
D
I'd sooner hear the sound,
And here's to Kathy's brother,
Em
Who put ya in the ground.
CG
Tooraloora Tooralai,
D
A drink and here's a toast:
GC
Here's to drunken Irishmen,
CDEm
And here's to Johnny's ghost.
2x:
GC
Here's to drunken Irishmen,
CDEm
And here's to Johnny's ghost.